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<blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4843711" data-attributes="member: 21864"><p><strong>Chapter 14 - Eaters of Knowledge (Part 3)</strong></p><p></p><p>Erlmoor parried repeatedly as the robed creature came forward fiercely but he knew he was a match for its skill. He lashed his own blade in low from his left, hoping to sneak it under the creature’s guard but the eater parried again and stepped back. Behind him, he heard Enlishia’s bow sing and saw an arrow strike the wall next to the archer atop the eastern shelves. A second arrow flew over the dragonborn’s head and this drove into the creature’s right leg, throwing it into the stone behind it. It raised its bow and loosed an arrow that drove into Dulvarna’s right leg, throwing her back a step. She cried out but as she did, Thorn raised his voice in an incantation. Thunder rang out above the archer on top of the shelves and then lightning struck downward, smashing into the shelf next to the creature. Dulvarna let out a guttural roar as she summoned more strength and surged forward. Her blade danced left and right and then lashed across the thigh of the creature before her. It staggered to its left but then snarled at her, showing its derision. It screamed then and lashed out with its blade, driving the scimitar into Dulvarna’s left hip. She fell into the wall as pain exploded in her hip and then inside her head. The warrior woman cried out, knowing that another attack like that would surely fell her.</p><p></p><p>Telkya paused for a moment to regard Lavren who seemed to be being consumed by the fever that had so plagued him for the last day. She uttered a healing prayer and then took his arm, leading him quickly along the top of the shelves against the western wall. Behind his wife, Lavren felt his fever abating and let his wife lead him onward. They would circle around the chamber it seemed to go to the aid of their companions.</p><p></p><p>Erlmoor roared and surged at the robed figure, his blade lashing out as he uttered a prayer. The blade drove into the creature’s right shoulder, under the plates of its armour and it reeled to its left while white light burst from the sword and engulfed Erlmoor, Dulvarna and Thorn, restoring some of their strength. Behind the others, Enlishia struggled to get away from the pain in her head that she knew was caused by the presence of the robed eater of knowledge. She circled around to the north, passing the end of a stack of shelves as she tried to find another way to attack the archer to the east. She found that she had circled around the side of the battle with the robed figure and raised her bow instead to aim at that creature. She loosed an arrow that flew just behind the creature and then loosed another that drove into the creature’s side. It staggered but then an arrow clattered into the stone in front of Dulvarna and Enlishia moved on, reminded of her purpose.</p><p></p><p>Still trying to shake off the daze of the robed eater’s howl, Thorn managed to chant another incantation and raise his totem stick. A blast of frost lanced out from the end of the stick and struck the archer in the chest, throwing the creature back into the wall and covering its limbs with stiffening frost. Dulvarna flashed a smile at her companion and then rushed at the robed creature, her blade flashing in from left and right and cutting into the eater’s legs and arms. It fell back for a moment from the fury of the attacks and then lashed out with its scimitar, the blade slashing across Dulvarna’s left cheek and spinning her into the wall again. </p><p></p><p>She pushed herself off the wall and heard Erlmoor uttering another prayer. He held up his blade for a moment and reached out a hand to touch Dulvarna’s shoulder. The hand flared with white light for a moment as new strength flowed into the warrior woman and then the dragonborn turned away with a roar and lashed his sword across the belly of the robed creature. Two arrows drove into the creature’s right side as Enlishia’s bow sang again and then the ranger was gone, moving on to pursue the archer on the shelves. Another arrow flew down from the eater of knowledge archer and tore into the side of Dulvarna’s right leg but she paid the wound no mind. </p><p></p><p>Thorn called icy wind to the heights of the shelves but the creature leapt to its left and avoided the worst of the cold. Thorn finally shook off the daze that had plagued him and retreated away from the battle, trying as Enlishia had done to get away from the terrible pain in his head. As he retreated, Dulvarna surged forward again despite the pain and lashed her blade into the belly of the robed creature. It gasped and fell back, staggering as blood poured from the wound. It reached a hand to the wound and Dulvarna stepped forward, thinking her enemy beaten. As she drew near, the creature moved suddenly and drove its blade up, driving the point into Dulvarna’s belly with a snarl. The warrior woman fell back, bleeding heavily herself as the creature snarled at its apparent victory. Then Erlmoor brought his blade down on the creature’s back and it fell to the stone floor at Dulvarna’s feet.</p><p></p><p>Enlishia moved north along the shelves and then turned, aiming carefully at the creature atop the shelves. She let fly the arrow and watched it fly straight and true into the archer’s right leg. The creature lurched to its right as it tried to raise its bow and Enlishia fired again. Her second arrow drove into the top of the shelves beneath the archer’s feet and the creature raised it bow and took aim toward Dulvarna and Erlmoor. It let fly the arrow and the shaft drove into Dulvarna’s chest, hurling her backwards. She gasped and then fell back onto the stone floor, her belly and her chest pouring blood.</p><p></p><p>Thorn saw Dulvarna fall and called forth another icy wind to envelop the archer. Again, the creature tried to take cover but still the wind bit at its skin and flesh. A golden bolt from Telkya’s amulet struck it next and threw it to its left as she and her husband rounded the north eastern corner of the shelves and made their way toward the archer. Erlmoor knelt beside Dulvarna and tended to her wounds while Enlishia raised her bow again. An arrow flew forth, drove through the creature’s throat and it fell from the shelves to land with a dull thump on the stone floor beneath.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next......The King's Hermitage</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medriev, post: 4843711, member: 21864"] [b]Chapter 14 - Eaters of Knowledge (Part 3)[/b] Erlmoor parried repeatedly as the robed creature came forward fiercely but he knew he was a match for its skill. He lashed his own blade in low from his left, hoping to sneak it under the creature’s guard but the eater parried again and stepped back. Behind him, he heard Enlishia’s bow sing and saw an arrow strike the wall next to the archer atop the eastern shelves. A second arrow flew over the dragonborn’s head and this drove into the creature’s right leg, throwing it into the stone behind it. It raised its bow and loosed an arrow that drove into Dulvarna’s right leg, throwing her back a step. She cried out but as she did, Thorn raised his voice in an incantation. Thunder rang out above the archer on top of the shelves and then lightning struck downward, smashing into the shelf next to the creature. Dulvarna let out a guttural roar as she summoned more strength and surged forward. Her blade danced left and right and then lashed across the thigh of the creature before her. It staggered to its left but then snarled at her, showing its derision. It screamed then and lashed out with its blade, driving the scimitar into Dulvarna’s left hip. She fell into the wall as pain exploded in her hip and then inside her head. The warrior woman cried out, knowing that another attack like that would surely fell her. Telkya paused for a moment to regard Lavren who seemed to be being consumed by the fever that had so plagued him for the last day. She uttered a healing prayer and then took his arm, leading him quickly along the top of the shelves against the western wall. Behind his wife, Lavren felt his fever abating and let his wife lead him onward. They would circle around the chamber it seemed to go to the aid of their companions. Erlmoor roared and surged at the robed figure, his blade lashing out as he uttered a prayer. The blade drove into the creature’s right shoulder, under the plates of its armour and it reeled to its left while white light burst from the sword and engulfed Erlmoor, Dulvarna and Thorn, restoring some of their strength. Behind the others, Enlishia struggled to get away from the pain in her head that she knew was caused by the presence of the robed eater of knowledge. She circled around to the north, passing the end of a stack of shelves as she tried to find another way to attack the archer to the east. She found that she had circled around the side of the battle with the robed figure and raised her bow instead to aim at that creature. She loosed an arrow that flew just behind the creature and then loosed another that drove into the creature’s side. It staggered but then an arrow clattered into the stone in front of Dulvarna and Enlishia moved on, reminded of her purpose. Still trying to shake off the daze of the robed eater’s howl, Thorn managed to chant another incantation and raise his totem stick. A blast of frost lanced out from the end of the stick and struck the archer in the chest, throwing the creature back into the wall and covering its limbs with stiffening frost. Dulvarna flashed a smile at her companion and then rushed at the robed creature, her blade flashing in from left and right and cutting into the eater’s legs and arms. It fell back for a moment from the fury of the attacks and then lashed out with its scimitar, the blade slashing across Dulvarna’s left cheek and spinning her into the wall again. She pushed herself off the wall and heard Erlmoor uttering another prayer. He held up his blade for a moment and reached out a hand to touch Dulvarna’s shoulder. The hand flared with white light for a moment as new strength flowed into the warrior woman and then the dragonborn turned away with a roar and lashed his sword across the belly of the robed creature. Two arrows drove into the creature’s right side as Enlishia’s bow sang again and then the ranger was gone, moving on to pursue the archer on the shelves. Another arrow flew down from the eater of knowledge archer and tore into the side of Dulvarna’s right leg but she paid the wound no mind. Thorn called icy wind to the heights of the shelves but the creature leapt to its left and avoided the worst of the cold. Thorn finally shook off the daze that had plagued him and retreated away from the battle, trying as Enlishia had done to get away from the terrible pain in his head. As he retreated, Dulvarna surged forward again despite the pain and lashed her blade into the belly of the robed creature. It gasped and fell back, staggering as blood poured from the wound. It reached a hand to the wound and Dulvarna stepped forward, thinking her enemy beaten. As she drew near, the creature moved suddenly and drove its blade up, driving the point into Dulvarna’s belly with a snarl. The warrior woman fell back, bleeding heavily herself as the creature snarled at its apparent victory. Then Erlmoor brought his blade down on the creature’s back and it fell to the stone floor at Dulvarna’s feet. Enlishia moved north along the shelves and then turned, aiming carefully at the creature atop the shelves. She let fly the arrow and watched it fly straight and true into the archer’s right leg. The creature lurched to its right as it tried to raise its bow and Enlishia fired again. Her second arrow drove into the top of the shelves beneath the archer’s feet and the creature raised it bow and took aim toward Dulvarna and Erlmoor. It let fly the arrow and the shaft drove into Dulvarna’s chest, hurling her backwards. She gasped and then fell back onto the stone floor, her belly and her chest pouring blood. Thorn saw Dulvarna fall and called forth another icy wind to envelop the archer. Again, the creature tried to take cover but still the wind bit at its skin and flesh. A golden bolt from Telkya’s amulet struck it next and threw it to its left as she and her husband rounded the north eastern corner of the shelves and made their way toward the archer. Erlmoor knelt beside Dulvarna and tended to her wounds while Enlishia raised her bow again. An arrow flew forth, drove through the creature’s throat and it fell from the shelves to land with a dull thump on the stone floor beneath. [B]Next......The King's Hermitage[/B] [/QUOTE]
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